susanna hoffs goes back under the covers

Second retro feast with Matthew Sweet due in July

Fresh from paying tribute to seminal ’70s punk band The Runaways at a Hollywood show promoted by Daisy Rock Guitars, Bangles member Susanna Hoffs is set to herald even more artists from those bygone days with the second installment in her Under The Covers project with Matthew Sweet. Volume 1 was released back in 2006 and found the duo duetting on covers 15 of their favourite songs from the ’60s, most notably Neil Young’s ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’, and was fairly well received for its unpretentious approach.

Volume 2, out in July, is essentially more of the same, this time from the ’70s. Only The Beatles represent old ground for the duo, only this time they’ve covered individual songs by John Lennon (’Gimme Some Truth’) and George Harrison (’Beware Of Darkness’). As with Neil Young on the last record, Todd Rundgren gets the honour of having two songs on the album – ‘Hello It’s Me’ and ‘Couldn’t I Just Tell You’ – both taken from his 1972 magnum opus Something/Anything?. In a satisfying twist, Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and Steve Howe of Yes show up to play on the covers of songs from their respective bands. Also guesting is George Harrison’s son Dhani on ‘Beware Of Darkness’.

Under The Covers Volume 2
01 Sugar Magnolia [The Grateful Dead cover]
02 Go All The Way [The Raspberries cover]
03 Second Hand News [Fleetwood Mac cover]
04 Bell Bottom Blues [Derek & The Dominoes cover]
05 All The Young Dudes [Mott The Hoople cover]
06 You’re So Vain [Carly Simon cover]
07 Here Comes My Girl [Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers cover]
08 I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move / All Good People (Yes cover]
09 Hello It’s Me [Todd Rundgren cover]
10 Willin’ [Little Feat cover]
11 Back Of A Car [Big Star cover]
12 Couldn’t I Just Tell You [Todd Rundgren cover]
13 Gimme Some Truth [John Lennon cover]
14 Everything I Own [Bread cover]
15 Maggie May [Rod Stewart cover]
16 Beware Of Darkness [George Harrison cover]

Alan Pedder

 

‘Cinnamon Girl’ [Neil Young cover, live]

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Written by: Wears The Trousers magazine

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